4.8 on Pistonheads

[Motor84]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2027935.htm

Is this lowered? Looks pretty cool to me! Or is it sitting low on its adjustable suspension. I would love a 4.8!

This guy has photographed this car very well, I mean the right angles. As a designer these things stick out.

AW8, might be worth a mention in your new Selling Guide! Photograph the car low!

BWG

[pvr]

Lovely, weird to think that for next to nothing extra I could just do a swap ... But as AW8 has said before, you don't know the history and other people's problems. At least with mine, had it from new.

[AW8]

Good looking car.

Bear in mind the 4.8is comes with adjustable height suspension & can be set to low position for boarding & alighting. Shrewd move if selected to photograph same.

Not saying it has been lowered, (for possible reason as explaluiend above), but on the subject of lowering I personally wouldnt choose to do this as I am well aware that E53's are already prone to the odd suspension or dash message issue.

Car looks very tidy on face of it & advertised with full and complete service history. Toyo image, (perfectly good tyre choice), hopefully mean a clued up enthusiast spent wisely rather than suggesting compromised cost choices.

Thanks for consideration & link - appreciated. Hope this not taken wrong way but dont know if I will post pics in event of a seller guide as I cant see significant benefit...that said its a fine example of a decent set of advert pics, ( right down to avoiding photographing a 6yr old nappa lumbar bolster).

It is true I have shared sentimemnts along lines of "better the devil you know" albeit our devils can still bite back just as any other car.

Theres a 4.6is on PH at main dealers with a mega low 16k miles & AUC warranty, however, window price not far shy of £20k. Looks stunning and low mileage but I also heard today of a 4.6is with a mere 25k miles that went for less than half that......I kid not !

[pvr]

Oh, I could be so tempted by that ...

[Chompers]

A fine looking iS indeed. Dealers web site has some very nice big boys toys as well

[AW8]

Personally my money would be on this private sale 4.8is absent of comms, granted but £5k less - bag it for £13k on basis of absent comms, retro fit same & you'd still be around £5k up on the indy sale in 1st link for what is essentially the same car, a low owner total & a chance to better enquire into integrity of car & seller.

[AW8]

Don't know mileage of this 1 owner comms packed example

[pvr]

Can you just b*gger off with putting all those temptations in my way? I need to buy a tractor you know ...

[justtourin1]

[quote=""AW8""]Personally my money would be on this private sale 4.8is absent of comms, granted but £5k less - bag it for £13k on basis of absent comms, retro fit same & you'd still be around £5k up on the indy sale in 1st link for what is essentially the same car, a low owner total & a chance to better enquire into integrity of car & seller.[/quote]

Half leather too, unusual ? i thought all iS's would come with full leather, obviously not. I've only ever seen US 4.8is with half leather.
Got to say ,i sold my 4.8iS on a whim about 6 months ago & really, REALLY regret it.
Sometime in the (near) future i may get one again, just got to convince the wife, though i'm on thin ice 'cause i've changed my car 3 times this already this year.
My next 4.8 will be 'a keeper'

[AW8]

[quote=""pvr""]Can you just b*gger off with putting all those temptations in my way? I need to buy a tractor you know ...[/quote]

I really must apologise........Sorry

[pvr]

Thank you

Was just about to lock this thread to avoid any more temptation thrown my way

[justtourin1]

[quote=""AW8""]Don't know mileage of this 1 owner comms packed example[/quote]


Got to be high or they'd mention it? It 'looks' very clean & straight. Not badly priced for a '55' plate, though the lack of interior shots don't help

[Motor84]

Its so much car for the money! So tempting as you say. A proper brut with comfort thrown in.

I'm sooo tempted! I'll be in the market for another X5 in about a year. I wonder what the prices will be like then? Almost worth buying one as a 'toy'!

[AW8]

Now til Jan a good time to buy - current low new registration numbers also mean low p/x prices. In turn trade wanting to sell & private sellers competing with each other to better their poor p/x offers or just selling to release capital.............Throw in Christmas, Daves speech today & it's a bit of a buyers market.............a bit like last quarter of 2008 revisited.

Hopefully house prices will adjust too as Dave doesnt seem keen on hammering the company credit card !

[Motor84]

Been having a good look around. I like the look of this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2047269.htm

The latest 4.4 I think I've seen! Colour combo right up my street. Fully loaded.

I must stop looking!!

Prices have really changed, even in the last 4 months. Sold my 3.0i in July for a good price, I now see BMW are not even bothering to sell 3.0 petrols under approved used anymore, they were a few months ago.